To work with our graphing unit we measured our shadows to find data for our line plots. We stood outside and traced our feet, then measured the height of our shadows. Grade 5 measured throughout the day to see the changes in shadows. They found that in the morning it was really long, and it got shorter until about midday when the sun was overhead and the shadow tiny. It then got long again the other direction throughout the afternoon. Here are some things Simon knows about shadows:

In the morning the light was facing in the front but in the afternoon the light was at the back. This is because the Earth turns in each hour. If the sun faces here then the other side gets black. That is called a shadow. You can’t see shadows at night.

-Simon